Private George Lawrence Price
Killed in Action in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
256265
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
28th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Kings County, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
25 years 10 months
Country Born:
Trade or Calling:
Farm Labourer
Next of Kin:
James Price (father), Church St., Kings County, Nova Scotia
Address at Enlistment:
Stony Beach, Saskatchawan
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Approach to Mons
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Saint Symphorien Military Cemetery, Belgium
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Graves of 256265 Private George Lawrence Price, age 25, Canadian Infantry, 28th Battalion and BEF Private G. Insley
Grave of 256265 Private George Lawrence Price, age 25, Canadian Infantry, 28th Battalion. The last British Empire, and Canadian, forces killed in action. He died at 10:58 on 11 November 1914, 2 minutes before the armistice went into effect.
Grave of 256265 Private George Lawrence Price, age 25, Canadian Infantry, 28th Battalion. His graves is just a few meters from a plot of German graves.
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
28th Battalion |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW1 |
British War Medal |
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| WW1 |
Victory Medal |
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Notes
Son of James E. and Annie R Price of Port Williams, Kings Co., Nova Scotia. Private George Lawrence Price is believed to be the last soldier to die in battle during the First World War. He died at Mons, Belgium, about 3 minutes before the Armistance. He was originally buried in Havre Old Communal Cemetery then moved to St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, Belgium, near Mons, in the same plot as Lt Maurice Dease - one of the first VCs of the war - and close to the grave of the first British solider killed in France and Flanders, Pte J. Parr of the 4th Middlesex. The Circumstances of Death report indicate that he was killed by a German sniper. He was shot through the right breast and died shortly after being hit. Private Price took shelter in a house and the occupant told him to be careful. Price proceeded from the house and was shot. There is a memorial plaque on the house nearby, erected by Canadian veterans on 11 November 1968, 50 years later.
Additional Service Notes
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Version: 4 Last modified: 2026-08-07 02:34:23
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